St. Augustine - Our new starting point

Happy New Year everyone!  We eventually made it to Charleston, SC after spending a night in Hagerstown, MD with hospitable host Bill Farley, GM of the Hagerstown Suns minor league baseball team.  During our brief stay we were able to tour the ballpark and facility.  Check out the link for the Suns website below.  In Charleston we hooked into some local knowledge about biking.  We discovered that the roads from Charleston to Savannah are not very bike friendly (60mph and no shoulder).  We actually did a recon mission on HWY 17 and realized we should start our trip from a safer location on the Atlantic coast (St. Augustine).  Before leaving Charleston we biked throughout the city and over the Cooper River Bridge, again and again and again...  Charleston is a great town and we wanted to thank all the southern hospitality especially  The Red Roof Inn, Huddle House, Big John, Yo Burrito, The Bicycle Shoppe, Miguel, Miguel's parents, Vernon, Terrell, and of course George & Sally (we still have that emergency blanket!).  Here in the "Oldest City" we have been wrenching away on the bikes, cycling for miles, and taking in some of the local wisdom - buy a gun and do push ups at night.  Whether we're ready or not, tomorrow morning we hit the road west on roads that we hope are safe.  Thanks to all of those who have supported us up until this starting point!  We will keep you posted. 

We have photos that we would like to share, but the public computer we are using now is giving us trouble.  We will post ASAP

-Tim, Tuck, Kev and Adam
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